Cops: 80 rolls of quarters = snowmobile and pot

Cops say a 17-year-old from Salem had such a jones for a snowmobile and marijuana he stole 39 pounds of quarters from a neigbhor’s home to finance their purchase.

Timothy O’Keefe of 3570 County Route 30, Salem, got popped by State Police yesterday for allegedly stealing $800 in rolled quarters from his neighbor’s house and then using them to buy the snowmobile and some pot.

It’s unknown how he allegedly got the heavy loot from the neighbor’s home. A roll of quarters weighs 7.8 ounces so 80 rolls weighs 39 pounds.

O’Keefe was arraigned before Hebron Town Justice Marvin Day and released to reappear at a later date.